Chris Carter reveals that Disney is working on a new 'X-Files' reboot

Unexplained Mysteries ^ | December 24, 2023 | T.K. Randall

[Macho MAGA Man]

When The X-Files debuted back in 1993, nobody has ever seen anything quite like it.

Following FBI agents Fox Mulder (played by David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (played by Gillian Anderson), the show quickly became something of a pop culture sensation - popularizing the idea of government conspiracies and leading whole generations of people to declare "I want to believe".

The original show ran until 2002 and spawned two feature films before returning for a brief (though much less successful) two-season stint from 2016-2018.

Now, according to the show's original creator Chris Carter, Disney is working on a new X-Files reboot helmed by Ryan Coogler, director of movies like Creed and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

"I just spoke to a young man, Ryan Coogler, who is going to remount The X-Files with a diverse cast," Carter told CBC podcast On the Coast with Gloria Macarenko.

"So, he's got his work cut out for him because we covered so much territory."

As things stand, we don't know much else about the show or even if David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson will be appearing in it at all.

From the sounds of it, the reboot will likely feature a whole new cast, perhaps with Mulder and Scully making a cameo appearance to help pass the torch to their successors.

[Macho MAGA Man]

Disney will give it the kiss of death.

[Dr. Sivana]

Both “Kolchak” and “The Twilight Zone” would be pre-cursors.

[HYPOCRACY]

Tranny and gay aliens.

[broken_clock]

Agreed. No way this will be an improvement.

[Macho MAGA Man]

Yes, Kolchak and “The Invaders” starring Roy Thinnis reminded me of the X-Files.

[BradyLS]

"I just spoke to a young man, Ryan Coogler, who is going to remount The X-Files with a diverse cast," Carter told CBC podcast On the Coast with Gloria Macarenko.

They should just call it "The Y Files." Because the Y people will be behind everything. 🙄

[Pox]

“with a diverse cast”.

Agenda based programming from liberals is predictable and stale.

[Macho MAGA Man]

Yep, when I read “diverse cast” I knew it was already doomed.

[Dogbert41]

I’ll get about as far into it as I did on the remake of Quantum Leap. About 3 minutes.

[CatOwner]

The leftists have been destroying our history. Now they’re destroying our past entertainment.

[Retrofitted]

Already done: “going to remount The X-Files with a diverse cast”. When ya see the D-Word, it’s over.

[gattaca]

It will be the woke files.

[Jacob Kell]

Don’t forget War of the Worlds (1988-1990)

[Macho MAGA Man]

I never watched the TV series version of War of the Worlds.

[21twelve]

I rewatched the original Kolchak series recently and then the remake TV series called “The Night Stalker” (2005) on youtube. The remake isn't as quirky and fun as the original. It also blends more of an “X-Files” mood to it with the skeptical woman reporter to Kolchak (son of the original iirc?). It was okay - I wish it had lasted longer than one season.

[Flaming Conservative]

Disney is working on a new X-Files reboot helmed by Ryan Coogler, director of movies like Creed and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

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If they let the guy in charge of those duds do the remake, it’ll be garbage.

[Captainpaintball]

Lemme guess...Dey gon be BLACK?

[Jeff Chandler]

THE TROOF IS OUT THERE

[Jeff Chandler]

THE MALCOLM X FILES

[logi_cal869]

Disney doing it IS the kiss of death.

I won’t watch it, and I was a huge X-Files fan.